This testimony was presented before the High School Success and Completion Initiative Council to address low graduation rates and school choice for high school dropouts.
K-12 Education
The Truth About Texas Education Funding
A recent story in the Houston Chronicle misleads readers about Texas education funding. Let’s set the record straight. School choice doesn’t take a single dollar from public schools. The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, or TEFA, was funded completely separately through an appropriation from General Revenue. Public school funding is at an all-time high of...
October 6, 2026